Cashier Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 98,000 jobs.
Median salary
£15,762
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 58.7% below the £25,013 median for people working full-time.
▲ 10.4% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£25,013
Part-time only
£13,789
Mean
£16,651
Jobs measured
98,000
What a typical cashier takes home
On the full-time median of £25,013, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£1,794
Take-home a year
£21,529
Income Tax
£2,489
National Insurance
£995
What most cashiers actually earn
Half of cashiers earn between £11,426 and £21,092. Earning above £21,092 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of cashiers earn less than this.
Cashier salary by region
11 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £18,913 | £20,163 |
| East Midlands | £16,728 | £16,895 |
| East | £16,565 | £17,112 |
| West Midlands | £16,450 | £16,312 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £16,342 | £17,272 |
| North West | £15,883 | £16,257 |
| South West | £15,481 | £16,799 |
| Wales | £15,011 | £16,216 |
| North East | £14,825 | £15,520 |
| Scotland | £14,085 | £15,389 |
| South East | £13,977 | £15,624 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Retail cashiers and check-out operators
- SOC 2020 code
- 7112
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2026 provisional
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Cashier salary FAQs
What is the average Cashier salary in the UK?
The median is £15,762 a year and the mean is £16,651, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £25,013 and part-time employees £13,789.
How much does a cashier earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £13.80 excluding overtime, or £14.00 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
What is a good Cashier salary?
Half of cashiers earn between £11,426 and £21,092. Anything above £21,092 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a cashier?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of cashiers earn under £8,070 and the lowest quarter under £11,426 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
How much do the highest-paid cashiers earn?
The top 10% of cashiers earn more than £26,247 a year, and the top quarter more than £21,092. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.
Which part of the UK pays cashiers the most?
London, at a median of £18,913, is the highest of the 5 GB regions with a precise ONS estimate; South East is the lowest at £13,977. Regions where ONS marks the figure as imprecise are not ranked.
Has cashier pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +10.4% for this occupation in the UK. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many cashiers are there in the UK?
ASHE counts around 98,000 employee jobs in “Retail cashiers and check-out operators” (SOC 7112) in the UK. Self-employed work is not included.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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